In order to student teach, you must complete the requirement to design, carry out and report on a quantitative experiment. For this assignment you will be working in assigned groups of 2-3. The completed experimental report will be turned in on Google docs under your group's name.
Here is the PowerPoint presentation from 3/23-3/24 with details.The assigned groups are indicated for each section:
The schedule for completing your experiments and final reports:
Date
Assignment
3/23
3/24
Problem/question due.
3/30
3/31
Hypothesis due.
Experimental plan/outline provided for instructor approval.
4/6
4/7
Proceed with experiment once approval is received.
4/13
4/14
4/20
4/21
Final experimental report due.
Begin peer reviews.
4/27
4/28
Peer reviews due.
Here are some files and links that can assist you with your experimental design:
This site discusses design elements and compares valid and invalid approaches. For your current project, however, you do not need 100s to 1000s of data points; this would be typical in a research laboratory, though.
Experimental Project Information
In order to student teach, you must complete the requirement to design, carry out and report on a quantitative experiment. For this assignment you will be working in assigned groups of 2-3. The completed experimental report will be turned in on Google docs under your group's name.
Here is the PowerPoint presentation from 3/23-3/24 with details.The assigned groups are indicated for each section:
The general procedure that your group should follow:
These guidelines will ensure that each of the requirements for the project are met.
The required elements for the final report and their grading criteria are provided here:
The schedule for completing your experiments and final reports:
Date
Assignment
3/24
3/31
Experimental plan/outline provided for instructor approval.
4/7
4/14
4/21
Begin peer reviews.
4/28
Here are some files and links that can assist you with your experimental design:
This site discusses design elements and compares valid and invalid approaches. For your current project, however, you do not need 100s to 1000s of data points; this would be typical in a research laboratory, though.
Designing an Experiment
The first three pages of this PDF are relevant to your assignment.
SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN RUBRIC